Present perfect simple vs Past simple.

Hi, class!
In this video-lesson you'll learn the differences in use (usage) between the present perfect simple tense and the past simple tense.
If you're already familiar with the form of them you can skip until minute 2,05.
To review the lesson, you can follow these steps:

1. Watch the full video (or skip to the usage part)
2. When you feel you don't understand a concept. Rewind the video and play it again up to the point you didn't understood.
3. Take notes and make a diagram in a time-line with examples of present perfect and past simple.
4. Write questions about difficult aspects. We'll discuss on them in class.

Revision of English Verb Tenses (II)

Present simple

Use these links to practise the Present simple tense

• Affirmative: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2975
• Negative: http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/simple_present_negative.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2784
• Wh- questions: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions.html

Here you can check the use of the present simple http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/present-simple-word-order.html

Present continuous

Use these links to practise the Present continuous tense

• Affirmative:https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level1/unit6/grammar/exercise2?cc=global&selLanguage=en
• Negative:http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form/exercises?form03
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_progressive.htm
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form/exercises?form05

Here you can check the use of the present continuous http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Present%20Continuous

Past Simple

Use these links to practise the past simple tense

• Affirmative: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04
• Negative: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-4.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-5.html
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?07

Here you can check the use of the past simple http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/past-simple-for-beginners-1-eso.html

Past continuous

Use these links to practise the past continuous tense

• Affirmative: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_statements.htm
• Negative: http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/past_cont/past_cont_neg.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/past_progressive.htm
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises?07

Here you can check the use of the past continuous http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

Present Perfect

Use these links to practise the Present perfect tense

• Affirmative: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?04
• Negative: http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_perfect/pres_perfect_neg.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?08

Here you can check the use of the present perfect http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/form-of-present-perfect.html

Form of the Present Perfect

Form of Present Perfect

	Positive	Negative	Question
I / you / we / they	I have spoken.	I have not spoken.	Have I spoken?
he / she / it	He has spoken.	He has not spoken.	Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form (see list of irregular verbs, 3rd column).
For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

• Exceptions in Spelling when adding ‘ed’

Practise the irregular verbs

Go to School Level 0 Level 1

Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Practise the irregular verbs

• have or has

• Positive Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

• Negative Sentences in Present Perfect Simple

• Sentences with ‘never’ in Present Perfect Simple

• Questions in Present Perfect Simple
  

4 ESO - Actividades extra Unidad 3 y 4

Aquí podéis realizar actividades extra del vocabulario de la unidad 3.

• Wordsearch
• Crossword
• Go to School

Revisa actividades de vocabulario de la unidad 3 aquí:

• http://es.scribd.com/doc/3271104/150-Words-Which-Are-Both-Verbs-and-Nouns
• http://www.englishbanana.com/nouns-and-verbs-eg20.pdf

Repasa vocabulario y otros aspectos de la unidad 4 con estas actividades.

• http://elt.oup.com/student/spotlight/spotlight4/unit4/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

También podéis encontrar más ejercicios del Present Perfect aquí.

• Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses
• Present Perfect or Past Simple Test
• Present Perfect Tense - Just, Already and Yet 
• Present perfect +yet, already

List of Irregular Verbs

Para utilizar el Present Perfect necesitamos conocer las tercera columna de los verbos irregulares, o Past Participle.
Aquí tienes varios sitios donde practicar tanto la forma del Past Simple como la forma del Past Participle.

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2030
• http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm

Si necesitas más sólo tienes que escribir en www.google.com las palabras clave "Irregular Verbs Exercises"

Present Perfect

En 4 ESO, estamos ahora viendo un nuevo tiempo verbal: Present Perfect Tense.

• Present Perfect Form
• English Tenses Timeline
• Present Perfect Use

• Exercises and contrast to other tenses
• Present Perfect with already, yet and still
• Present Perfect exercises 1, 2
  
• More information and exercises